From Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
“Mrs. Ferrars died on the night of the 16th-17th September–a Thursday.”
“Emily Harlow wasn’t convinced that her sock drawer sparked joy.”
From Hallie Ephron's Careful What You Wish For
“The first thing I ate after my asthma attack was a crumpet.”
From Laura Dockrill’s My Ideal Boyfriend Is a Croissant
“There were big days and there were small days and there were bad days and there were good days and I suppose I could pick any one of ‘em for my ‘once upon a time.’”
From Dan Gemeinhart’s The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
“Describe a significant event in your life and how it has influenced you.”
From Elizabeth Eulberg’s Past Perfect Life
“Astrid awoke to find her bedroom was filled with a strange, warm light.”
From Alexander Yates' How We Became Wicked
“Jared Grace took a red shirt, turned it inside out, and put it on backward.”
From Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's The Spiderwick Chronicles: Lucinda's Secret
“The dog stilled in his morning walk, watching as a seagull soared overhead.”
From Tom Sullivan’s Alive Day
“Owen wanted to scream at the horror before him.”
From James Riley's Story Thieves
“My face is mashed sideways against the trunk of a police cruiser when Kate dies for the third time.”
From Justin A. Reynolds' Opposite of Always
“Artemis Fowl was almost content.”
From Eion Colfer's Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
“It was a perfectly normal school morning in the Campbell household–disorganized, chaotic and at least one of my children was running around half-naked–right up until the moment the police arrived at our front door to question me in connection with the death of Howard Grant.”
From Margot Hunt's Best Friends Forever
“My adversary charged at full speed, intent on running me down.”
From Kathy Reichs and Brendan Reichs' Virals: Terminal
“The snake-haired ladies were starting to annoy Percy.”
From Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune
“There were five men sitting around the fire, huddled together in the Herat Mountains in the northwest corner of Afghanistan.”
From Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider: Secret Weapon
First Sentence of a New World 